credibility
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from French crédibilité, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis.
Pronunciation
Noun
credibility (countable and uncountable, plural credibilities)
- Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
- After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.
- (law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Synonyms
- (reputation impacting one's ability to be believed): believability, personal capital
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Translations
reputation impacting one's ability to be believed
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law: whether or not a witness is being truthful
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